When God Doesn’t Fix It

“Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines… yet I will rejoice in the Lord.” —Habakkuk 3:17–18 (NIV)

Sometimes, the fixing doesn’t come. The breakthrough is delayed. The thing you prayed for with all your heart… still hasn’t happened.

You lit the candles.

You whispered the prayers.

You tried to believe that this time would be different.

But sometimes, the door stays shut. The diagnosis doesn’t change. The relationship doesn’t mend. The provision doesn’t arrive when the bills do.

Habakkuk stood in that same space of disappointment. No crops. No livestock. No harvest in sight. Nothing looked like it should—and yet, he made a choice.

“Yet I will rejoice.”

This wasn’t denial. It wasn’t toxic positivity. It was faith forged in fire—hope that wasn’t tied to results, but rooted in relationship.

God never asked you to fake a smile.

He just invites you to hold His hand when your heart can’t carry the weight anymore. Isaiah 55:8 (NIV) reminds us:

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways.”

That’s not a rebuke. That’s reassurance. It means you’re allowed to be confused. To not understand. To still find comfort in a chunky blanket while you wait for more.

It’s okay to be disappointed. It’s okay to admit, “This isn’t what I hoped for.”

Grief is not a betrayal of your faith. God understands grief. Jesus came in human flesh so that He would understand what we are going through. That’s why even in the grief or disappointment, you are not abandoned.

Even in the unanswered prayers, you are still heard.

Even when nothing is fixed, you are not forgotten.

So today, if your hands are empty, if your soul feels sore, let Habakkuk’s words become your anthem—not because everything is okay, but because God is still good. Let your “Yet” rise up, even in the quiet. That, my friend, is a giant step of faith.

Prayer:

Jesus, I don’t see the fixing quite yet, but I still choose to trust You. Yet I will rejoice in You. In Your name, I pray, trusting You fully.

We hope this Plan encouraged you. This plan is lifted from the book "Chunky Blankets & Deep Breaths" by Heather Hair. Find it, and more, here at this link.